Sec. 13a-258. Maintenance of sidewalks pending completion of highway project.
Sec. 13a-258. Maintenance of sidewalks pending completion of highway project. The Commissioner of Transportation shall maintain any sidewalk, including the
removal of snow and ice, abutting property acquired for highway purposes, from the
date of acquisition until the section of highway for which the property was acquired is
completed. The commissioner may agree with the municipality in which such sidewalk
is located that it perform such maintenance of, and removal of snow and ice from, such
sidewalk as the commissioner deems necessary and reimburse the municipality for the
expense thereof; provided such agreement shall not, for the purposes of section 13a-144, release the commissioner from the duty to maintain such sidewalk. Any person
using such sidewalk shall do so at such person's own risk when such sidewalk is posted
in accordance with section 13a-115.
(1963, P.A. 537; 1969, P.A. 768, S. 135; P.A. 03-115, S. 46.)
History: 1969 act replaced highway commissioner with commissioner of transportation; P.A. 03-115 made technical
changes for the purpose of gender neutrality.
Cited. 44 CA 651.
Cited. 44 CS 389.